United States Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY17) connects her work in Congress with her New York constituents in Westchester and Rockland Counties.
Congresswoman Lowey,who has been very involved in the new Tappan Zee Bridge project, says she's excited to see the final result. When asked how the project will be paid for in its entirety, or she said,"We're still working on securing additional money. We've got to withhold those tolls low, especially for people who go back and for every day to go to work."The congresswoman is also the ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee. She explained the contrast between her committee and the Budget Committee:
"We just had a major bipartisan budget agreement which in fact if relief from the damaging sequester...
The budget committee does a lot of talking…but we maintain to actually provide the funds."
Brian asked: do you consider women tend to work in a bipartisan fashion more frequently than men? Congresswoman Lowey responded:
"Well, and let me just say this: as a mother of 3 and a grandmother of 8,many of us bring our personal experiences of working together, solving problems in families, and there are some men who work together in a bipartisan way,but many of the women…are pretty good at it."
Source: wnyc.org